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Provided by Charles Banner KC
Career
Charles Banner KC has a heavyweight domestic and international practice, principally focused on (i) planning & environmental law, (ii) public law, government contracts, public procurement and subsidy control and (iii) commercial disputes, especially in the context of development, infrastructure, construction, energy & real estate. He also has considerable experience of human rights and EU law in these contexts.
His advocacy experience includes over 200 reported cases, including 18 appeals in the UK Supreme Court, 13 cases before the EU Courts, 9 cases before the UNECE Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee, 4 cases before the European Court of Human Rights as well as UK Parliamentary Select Committee hearings. He has also appeared in over 250 planning and environmental inquiries/examinations.
He also acts as a dispute resolver. He sits judicially on a part-time basis as a Justice of the Astana International Finance Centre Court. He also accepts appointments as an Arbitrator , Mediator and Expert.
In February 2024, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to undertake a review into legal challenges to national infrastructure projects. The review reported in May 2024.
In March 2024 he was appointed to the House of Lords as a working peer, in which capacity he sits as a legislator in the upper house of the UK Parliament.
He is the creator and co-presenter of the high profile cross-chambers planning and land use themed weekly discussion show, ‘Have We Got Planning News For You’.
He is an elected member of the Planning and Environment Bar Association’s Executive Committee.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Charles Banner KC of Keating Chambers is a well-regarded silk with the skills to handle both development and infrastructure planning cases. He takes on a wide variety of High Court, inquiry and advisory work for commercial and government clients. He engages with some of the government's most complex planning cases.
Charles Banner KC of Keating Chambers acts for the government on environmental law cases both internationally and domestically. Other clients include businesses, local authorities and NGOs. His cases concern a wide range of issues including inquiries, wildlife habitats and potential breaches of the Aarhus Convention.
Charles Banner KC of Keating Chambers possesses experience across a diverse array of European law issues. He advises commercial and private clients, as well as local authorities, the UK government and NGOs, on EU employment and social security cases. He also opposes EU law challenges brought by companies in industries including energy and life sciences.
Charles Banner KC is superbly knowledgeable across an array of public law issues. His practice in this area is focused on planning and environmental law but also immigration, asylum, and other human rights matters. He acts both for and against the government.
Charles Banner KC of Keating Chambers provides legal expertise across a range of government and regulatory matters. He acts for local authorities and NGOs, as well as commercial and private clients. He is regularly instructed in cases concerning planning, highways, waste management and local government finance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I have been impressed with the depth and breadth of his thinking and the quality of his work."
"Charles is very versatile. He can turn around anything and everything."
"Charles is incredibly bright and personable. He probably has more Supreme Court experience than all the other planning barristers."
"Charles is always very easy to deal with and he's extremely accessible."
"Charles is an excellent strategist and a brilliant advocate. He gets to the heart of the matter quickly, is commercial and is always available."
"Charles provides very commercial, contextual advice and has a great understanding of the law."
"I have been impressed with the depth and breadth of his thinking and the quality of his work."
"Charles is very versatile. He can turn around anything and everything."
"Charles is incredibly bright and personable. He probably has more Supreme Court experience than all the other planning barristers."
"Charles is always very easy to deal with and he's extremely accessible."
"Charles is an excellent strategist and a brilliant advocate. He gets to the heart of the matter quickly, is commercial and is always available."
"Charles provides very commercial, contextual advice and has a great understanding of the law."
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